Darren Hayman - "Cortinaland"

Cortinaland is an exlcusive 5 track CD EP by Darren Hayman, former songwriter from the bands Hefner and The French. The songs are kind of folky, guitar led tunes and a deliberate return to the sound of some of his older records. According to Darren himself, “having spent a few records dealing mostly with synths and drum machines it was good to come back to guitars and drums afresh”. And the result is perfectly-twisted pop which leaves the listener begging for more. There’s something about Darren Hayman’s songs that make them seem homely, sincere and relevant. The reason could be that he has the perfect recipe for composing pop, added to the fact that his combination of tender irony and everyday absurd romanticism just hits the spot.